This is a quick and easy side quest to undertake as soon as you arrive at Freeside. One of Freeside's main attractions is the Old Mormon Fort, where a group of do-gooders have holed themselves up in order to help the injured, down-and-out and unfortunate. The leader there is a doctor named Julie Farkas. When you speak with her, you'll learn that there are some drug addicts around town that she hasn't been able to reach out to successfully. She asks for your help, and you can give it to her. You can then begin your task of finding the two men in question, and getting down to the bottom of their addictions, one way or the other.

The first man in question is named Bill Ronte, and he can be found in an abandoned, blown-out house on the far side of the road from where the Silver Rush Gambling Hall is. He'll be sitting slumped against a wall, and when you speak to him, the only thing on his mind will be how he'll get his next fix. Well stop that, Bill Ronte! We're here to help! He'll tell you that his dealer's name is Dixon, which will prompt you to find Dixon and deal with him one way or another. But before you do that, find the other man Julie told you about, Jacob Hoff. You'll find this junkie in another blown-out building, this one across from Mick and Ralph's shop near one of Freeside's entrances. Similarly, all Jacob will talk about is scoring his next fix from -- you guessed it -- a man named Dixon.

You may have run into Dixon before you undertook this side quest. Conveniently, he hangs out around Mick and Ralph's shop, so if you wisely followed our instructions and spoke to Bill Ronte first, and then Jacob Hoff second, you'll be in the direct vicinity of Dixon. Find this shady drug dealer walking around, and speak with him. One way or another, you're going to have to get this guy to stop selling drugs to these poor schmucks. While you could outright kill him, or buy him off, the easiest way to do this is to use your power of speech to convince him to stop, via a little blackmail action. No matter how you stop Dixon, be sure that you do. This will solve at least one problem you had. But unfortunately, it's created two more problems.

When you report the news of Dixon's untimely demise to your two drug-using, alcohol-abusing friends, they won't be too happy. This isn't surprising, of course, but Bill and Jacob still need to get their fix. Or do they? You'll have some options here, as is usually the case. Both men will demand more drugs, and you can give them the drugs, though that's the easy way out. If you have a high Science skill, you can concoct them something better and easier, or you can use Speech to convince them to stop doing drugs completely. We did the latter for both men, which forced them to head back to the Old Mormon Fort. We're just about done now.

All that's left to do now is to return to Julie Farkas, who can be found at the Old Mormon Fort. Simply relay to her that you helped both drug-addicted men, and she'll be thankful for your help. Philanthropy hasn't left Julie especially wealthy, but this should gain you a lot of respect around Freeside and with those inside the Old Mormon Fort. It should also make medicine even cheaper for you, should you buy it from Julie or one of her friends.